Friday, 8 July 2011

Despite this being their 2nd vinyl release, following on from their fantastic EP on Lengua Armada Records last year, this is actually (as far as I understand it) their earlier demo committed to wax. I can't thank Fabian at Damaging Noise enough for making these tracks available this way. Rayos X really are one of the most exciting bands out there at the moment, everything I want from punk in one powerful package; political, raw, snotty, catchy. LA RAW PONX deliver the goods yet again!

SCHIZOPHASIA - ep - damaging noise - £4...raw blown out UK82 meets Japan distort assault by members of Canada's Germ Attack. This is a total earfuck massacre, but underneath the mess are fucking great songs, and they play them in a manner that pays homage to the past without aping it...these kids are on another plane entirely...

SJU SVÅRA ÅR - Storma Varje Hjarta LP - Not Enough Records - £7 - SOLD OUTSju Svåra år (Seven hard years) were formed in Stockholm in 2001 from the smouldering ashes of the almighty BURNING KITCHEN. In true punk tradition, it took them a good 10 years to finally put something to vinyl, with members focussing on other commitments like WOLFBRIGADE, TO WHAT END?, ABDUCTEE S.D. & ASTA KASK. Still, when the end product is as great as this, who cares really?!! Simply stunning catchy ANARCHIST (!) punk rock with Josefin's (Burning Kitchen) legendary vocals pushing the whole thing over the fucking top. Killer.

NIGHT GAUN - absurdity of meaning - ep - £4 - SOLD OUTRaw distorted punk with some well-placed feedback on the vocals. Inspired by Disorder/Discharge and a bunch of Japanese/US bands that took their inspiration from those as well no doubt. They balance the tunes vs noise ratio well though, definitely not as ridiculously over the top as some. Just good raw punkrock that remembers the songs as well as the distortion. Frankly, I can't see any punk not liking this. Check them out here: www.myspace.com/nightgaun

AMENAÇA - demo 2009 - 12" - £8.50- SOLD OUT
"There has been a long line of great raw, lo-fi DIY punk and hardcore bands coming out of Spain in recent years including the likes of Otan, Firmeza 10, Crimen de Estado, Invasión, and a slew of others, and I hope people will feel that Amenaça continue that tradition of quality. Although not a "ramshackle d-beat band with no bass" (couldn't resist), Amenaça still takes 1980s punk influences (BAP, L'Odi Social, and Subterranean Kids) and combines them with a grainy, raw recording to create an adrenalin charged HC sound."SALTED CITY - ep - £4 - Great punk with members of CALL THE POLCE, TALK IS POISON, WARCRY, SLEEPWALKERS R.I.P. etc.! Killer female vocals, catchy tunes, I'd be very surprised if we don't hear more from this lot soon

* WAR ALL THE TIME/HORROR - £3 - 2xUK hardcore rage
* WARKRIME - give war - £4 - US hc on No Way
* WARKRIME - tighten up - £4 - US hc on No Way* WAR OF DESTRUCTION - NORMALISERING - £4 - Danish raw punk legends
* WE NEED TO TALK - £3.50 - Born Against like hc by Thou members
* WHOLE IN THE HEAD - £3 - amazing political hc; DROPDEAD/MOB 47!